French presidential source: Macron and Putin agreed that Russia will withdraw its forces from Belarus after the exercises
1 Jahr zuvorEarlier on Monday, Czech Air Force Airbus A319CJ reg. Czech Republic 3085 (498421) flew from Kharkiv to Kyiv Boryspil Airport, both in Ukraine: CEF5B
1 Jahr zuvor"The transatlantic partnership is key for peace in Europe and this is what Putin also has to understand, that he will not be able to split European Union or to split NATO. We will act together," says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the threat of Russia invading Ukraine
Putin does not consider that Russia violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine. "They seized power there by force, we were forced to protect the Crimeans"
Putin said that he briefly informed Macron about the Russian response, which will be sent to the US and NATO
Since February 2014, Russia has considered a coup d'état as the source of power in Ukraine, - Putin
Putin: we understand that conventional power of NATO is more than Russia's one. But Russia is the top nuclear power. And there will be no winners in the war (in case of Ukraine in NATO, and will attempt to return Crimea with force)
If Ukraine joins NATO and begins to return Crimea by military means, there will be no winners - Putin
French president Emmanuel Macron says: "I was particularly concerned about Belarusian President Lukashenka's references to nuclear weapons of mass destruction, but today President Putin calmed me down"
If Ukraine is in NATO and attacks Crimea, then there will be a conflict between the Russian Federation and the alliance - Putin
Russian government has nothing to do with companies operating in Mali - Putin
1 Jahr zuvorMacron: "it is our shared responsibility to agree on concrete measures to stabilize the situation and consider de-escalation"
Macron: We seek a permanent solution to the conflict in Donbass, and there is progress in implementing the ceasefire
1 Jahr zuvorMacron after his meeting with Putin: "We are both aware of the gravity of the situation"
1 Jahr zuvorMacron: "there is still time" to preserve peace
Putin says 'possible' to move forward on some of Macron's proposals. To talk again about it on the phone, after Macron's trip to Kyiv
Putin concerned that discrimination against the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine is enshrined in law
Putin: We are ready to grant political asylum to people like Mr. Poroshenko in Russia
Kyiv ignores all possibilities for the peaceful restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine through dialogue with the Donbass, - Putin
Putin: Russia does not threaten any country, and we conducted military exercises inside our borders
Ukraine's authorities set a course for the dismantling of the Minsk agreements - Putin
NATO has designated us as an adversary - Putin
The main concerns of the Russian Federation in the proposals for security guarantees were ignored, - Putin
DHS updates terrorism bulletin in the wake of recent violent events and Russia-Ukraine tensions
Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now. "I think it would be wise to leave the country. I'm not talking about our diplomatic corps. I'm talking about the Americans there. I don't want them to get caught in the crossfire"
1 Jahr zuvor"If Russia makes a choice to further invade Ukraine, we are jointly ready and all of NATO is ready." President Biden says he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "developed a strong package of sanctions" if Russia "violates Ukraine's sovereignty"
1 Jahr zuvor"We are in a very difficult situation" with the "military threat" by Russia against Ukraine, says @OlafScholz, adding "it's a serious threat to European security
1 Jahr zuvor"We're ready to continue talks in good faith with Russia," says @POTUS alongside @OlafScholz, but "it cannot be business as usual if Russia further invades" Ukraine
The Pentagon: The invasion of Ukraine would be catastrophic for its people, and it would not be without losses for the Russian army
"We would certainly agree that another invasion of Ukraine would be disastrous" and "not cost free" for Russia, per @PentagonPresSec "It doesn't have to be that way. There's plenty of opportunity for Mr. Putin to do the right thing"
The Pentagon: Additional Russian forces are heading to the border with Ukraine and to Belarus
Pentagon says US continues to see sizable forces added by Russia along border with Ukraine
"We don't know exactly what he's planning" per @PentagonPresSec on Russia's Putin. Suggests Putin could still choose a diplomatic path to address standoff over Ukraine
Pentagon spokesman says no additional U.S. troops have been put on prepare to deploy orders
Kirby had no announcements to make regarding additional U.S. troop movements to Europe. "We have upwards of 80,000 troops already on the European continent, so there's a lot of capability that just already exists"
1 Jahr zuvorContinuing to see sizable forces being added by Russia along the border with Ukraine, @PentagonPresSec tells reporters
1 Jahr zuvor"It's a whole panoply of things we're looking at," says Pentagon spox John Kirby, noting that Russian President Putin continues to build not just combat but also logistics and sustainment capabilities near the border with Ukraine
US President Joe Biden said Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the two countries are "in lockstep" on confronting Russia over Ukraine
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary echelon in Bryansk region
1 Jahr zuvorUS and Germany working together to NordStream2 doesn't proceed if Russia conducts further aggression against Ukraine, @PressSec replies to @WhiteHouse reporters. "If they invade it will not move forward"
Energy supply is limited in Abkhazia - due to a drop in the water level in the reservoir of the Inguri hydroelectric power station, the entire territory affected with rolling blackouts
The 1st few of an extra 350 UK forces (Royal Marines) to be sent to Poland amid Russia tensions have already gone there. Rest to follow in coming weeks. From 45 Commando, they'll do joint exercises & other training. They're being diverted from cold weather training in Norway
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region
1 Jahr zuvor140k Russian troops are not massing on the border with Ukraine to "have tea", says EU foreign policy chief Borrell, speaking in DC with US Sec of State Blinken. At the same time, he insists there is still room for diplomacy
EU's @JosepBorrellF, speaking alongside @SecBlinken in visit to State Dept, says EU has been on 'speed dial mode' in recent weeks with US
Ukraine's Foreign Minister: Russia is trying to create tension between the West and Ukraine
German chancellor: Russia will pay a heavy price if it invades Ukraine
Putin at the meeting with Macron says that Russia and France have a common security concern: I want to thank Paris for taking part in solving this problem
1 Jahr zuvorNATO is "considering the deployment of additional battlegroups to the south-eastern part of the Alliance," says @jensstoltenberg He warns that Russia has deployed +100,000 troops at Ukraine's borders & 30,000 are headed to Belarus
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary echelon in Kursk
Yesterday the Russian reconnaissance SIGINT ship Ivan Hurs of the project 18280 approached the coast of Odesa at a distance of 20 miles
![Polish President Duda says he fears the Kremlin will not withdraw troops from Belarus after upcoming military joint exercises, adding another [Russian] military district which would significantly change the security architecture of Europe”](https://cee.liveuamap.com/pics/2022/02/07/22387891_0.jpg)
1 Jahr zuvorPolish President Duda says he fears the Kremlin will not withdraw troops from Belarus after upcoming military joint exercises, "adding another [Russian] military district" which would "significantly change the security architecture of Europe”
Poland's defence minister thanks UK for deciding to boost British military presence in Poland - it is a bilateral move. @mblaszczak tells a joint press conference in UK: "Thank you for protecting NATO's eastern flank by deploying these troops to the east of Poland"
UK to send a further 350 British troops to Poland "in spirit of solidarity" after sending 100 military engineers to help bolster the Polish border with Russia-ally Belarus - which had been a route for migrants pushed in Poland's direction by Belarus, @BWallaceMP says
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary echelon in Korenevo, Kursk region
Germany to boost troop deployment in Lithuania amid Ukraine tensions: minister
Kiew: Entgegen der Ankündigung wird Außenministerin @ABaerbock nicht mit Präsident Selenskyj zusammenkommen. Stattdessen sei nun ein Treffen mit Ministerpräsident Schmyhal geplant. Als Grund werden Terminschwierigkeiten genannt
1 Jahr zuvorMinistry of National Defense: The Pentagon announced a temporary increase in the number of U.S troops in Europe to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. For several days, the transfer of soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division to Poland has been going on
CNN: The US has intercepted communications showing some Russian officials have worried about the costs of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy filmed moving towards Nekhoteyevka border crossing in Belgorod region
Latest US intel warning abt possible Russia military invasion of Ukraine - "We take all these signs very seriously" Latvia DefMin @Pabriks tells @gmfus
1 Jahr zuvorUkrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba: We started the visit of my German colleague @ABaerbock to Ukraine with visiting National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide. We are working to ensure the widest possible international recognition of Stalin's genocide against Ukrainians, including in Germany
Gazprom did not book Yamal-Europe gas pipeline capacities thru Ukraine and Poland until October
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy filmed in Yevpatoriya
The Bell: The Russian government held a series of meetings on the readiness of certain sectors of the economy for possible sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine
1 Jahr zuvorMinistry of National Defense of Poland: On Monday morning, another group of American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division landed in Rzeszów
1 Jahr zuvorEquipment left Boguchar military storage area
1 Jahr zuvorNATO battlegroup in Estonia wrapped up largest winter exercise. Around 1,400 NATO troops took part in exercise Winter Camp, testing their infantry and armour capabilities against harsh winter conditions
1 Jahr zuvorRAF BAe 146-200 RRR1509 en route to Ukraine from Poland
Jens Stoltenberg: Spoke to President @RTErdogan to discuss Russia's buildup in and around Ukraine. I thanked him for his active support & personal engagement to find a political solution, and welcomed Turkey's strong practical support to Ukraine. NATO remains ready for dialogue
1 Jahr zuvorGerman Air Force A319 GAF848 en route to Ukraine
1 Jahr zuvor.@SecDef: We remain focused on Russian disinformation, including the potential creation of pretext for further invasion or strikes on Donbas
German government spokesperson: Scholz will meet with France's Macron and Poland's Duda in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine
Putin-Macron meeting 'important' but no big breakthroughs expected: Kremlin
1 Jahr zuvorAmbassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic: With @JanLipavsky and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia and Austria, we fly in helicopters of the Ukrainian army on the line of contact of the Ukrainian-Russian war
Iran's Foreign Minister: Part of the demands for lifting sanctions were not even discussed in the nuclear talks
All potential EU sanctions are still on the table when it comes to Russia and they can of course be scaled up and down but
European coordinator in nuclear talks: Nuclear negotiations need to conclude quickly
Russia's envoy in Vienna: The nuclear negotiations that will resume tomorrow will be in its last stage
1 Jahr zuvorLarge convoy of trucks, believed to be in the Krasnodar region, likely heading for Crimea
1 Jahr zuvorRussian military convoy filmed in Crimea
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy filmed in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region
1 Jahr zuvorUSAF RC135W Rivet Joint JAKE11 active over Ukraine
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary echelon filmed in Oktyabrsk district of Kursk region
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy in Valuyki, Belgorod region
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy on the way from Kuban' to Rostov region
Lukashenka considering to arm employees of Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus in case of military conflict or war
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary echelon at Korenevo station, Kursk Oblast
Joint Forces Operation: 2 ceasefire violations yesterday
1 Jahr zuvorPossible establishment of a new camp in Kursk Oblast
1 Jahr zuvorProbably new presence in Filativka in Crimea. The village is located some 20km from the border with Ukraine. Need to observe this area closely to see whether addition units move in
1 Jahr zuvor.@POTUS Biden spoke today with French President @EmmanuelMacron regarding Ukraine
1 Jahr zuvorA signals unit deployed in Belgorod Oblast, less than 20km from the Ukr border. Poss 1 x R-416GM and prob 1 x R-419L1. These are digital radio-relay stations. Weather matches today
1 Jahr zuvorAnother USTRANSCOM/ CAMBER flight to Ukraine. U.S. CMB326 is Kalitta Air B747-400 N715CK A98EDC (@ADSBexchange)
Coming off Marine One on the @WhiteHouse South Lawn, @POTUS, replying on whether he'd consider sending more US troops to @NATO countries if Russia doesn't deescalate, says: "I'm not going to speculate
1 Jahr zuvorMinister of Defense of Poland: More American soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division landed in Rzeszów
Le Drian: Before my trip alongside President @EmmanuelMacron to Moscow and Kyiv, exchanges of coordination with the Secretary of State @SecBlinken, and my Swedish colleagues @AnnLinde and Finnish @Haavisto. Unity, firmness, de-escalation
1 Jahr zuvorMilitary convoy filmed in Kursk region
1 Jahr zuvorUSAF C17 Globemaster III RCH195 en route to Rzeszow Poland from Pope Field
1 Jahr zuvorThe EU is drawing up emergency contingency plans to protect Europe's borders, households and businesses in the event of a full blown Russia conflict. Under examination are how to hand a migrant crisis and limiting soaring energy prices
